Large-scale commercial battery for Canberra
04 May, 2021Infrastructure and renewables development company Elvin Group has installed what it says is Australia's first commercial urban large scale-based utility battery in Canberra.
Tweed Shire backs solar under Renewable Energy Action Plan
04 May, 2021Tweed Shire Council has committed to a new two-year program of renewable energy and energy efficiency works across its facilities.
Study: How rooftop solar assists the electricity network
19 April, 2021UNSW will develop tools to understand the behaviour of rooftop solar and distributed energy resources (DER) in response to a variety of contingency events.
Cleaning up renewable energy
14 April, 2021A University of South Australia researcher is helping to establish a lifetime stewardship scheme to manage renewable energy waste from solar panels.
Network-connected battery storage trial to begin in Queensland
06 April, 2021Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced five locations across regional Queensland to host a large-scale, network-connected battery trial.
CSIRO plays a part in next-gen solar development
01 April, 2021Australia's CSIRO will help develop next-generation concentrated solar thermal (CST) technology in the United States.
Trade solar energy for slabs of VB
01 April, 2021Victoria Bitter has launched Solar Exchange — a new program that enables beer lovers to trade their excess solar energy for slabs of Victoria Bitter.
New plan to make room on grid for more home solar and batteries
31 March, 2021The Australian Energy Market Commission has released a draft determination on how to integrate more small-scale solar into the electricity grid.
Australian home owners install batteries at record rates
25 March, 2021COVID-19 has failed to dampen enthusiasm for solar storage in Australia, with more than 31,000 batteries installed in homes around the country during 2020.
La Trobe generating electricity with onsite renewables
19 March, 2021La Trobe University is well on its way to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2029.
FIMER PVS-10/33-TL three-phase string inverter
26 February, 2021FIMER has released its PVS-10/33-TL three-phase string inverter solutions for commercial and industrial applications.
New standards to futureproof the power system
25 February, 2021The AEMC has announced that new compulsory standards are on the way for household energy technologies that connect to the power system, including solar panels.
Faulty solar system fears drive sales
18 February, 2021Sydney-based installer Solaray Energy reports that one in five inquiries come from people concerned about faulty or failing solar PV systems.
Q CELLS enters NZ market
15 February, 2021Solar technology and energy solutions provider Q CELLS is entering the New Zealand energy market for the first time.
2020 a boom year for rooftop solar
03 February, 2021Solar industry consultant SunWiz says the Australian market defied expectation in 2020.
